Be Part Of The Vollie Crew

What does it take to create a brilliant folk festival?

Hundreds of people pitching in, sharing skills, solving problems, making friends and having a whole lot of fun along the way.

Every year we host of hundreds of volunteers that come to the Bulli Show ground to participate in one of Australia’s largest volunteer run folk festivals. We would love for you to join us for 2025 where an array of jobs such as site setup, festival bar, first aid, and many more are open to people of all backgrounds.

Full job descriptions are available on the volunteer application link below.

VOLUNTEER APPLICATION FORM - APPLY NOW

Folk is about community, connection and people coming together, and this is the essence of the Illawarra Folk Festival. Every year, hundreds of volunteers bring their time, talents and enthusiasm to create a magical and safe weekend for thousands of folkie fans. Some have been part of it for years, while others are joining us for the very first time. Everyone is welcome to apply to participate.

Come behind the scenes, meet great people and be part of the team that makes the magic happen.

Join us in 2027.

Volunteer Overview

If you have made it this far you must be a legend! We look forward to seeing old friends and making new ones at the Illawarra Folk Festival.

We request 10 - 12 hours (as required) of volunteering from General and Green Folk volunteers in return for the volunteer benefits.
General Volunteer benefits:
● A Season Pass to the Festival.
● Light refreshments from the Volunteer Kitchen during setup and packdown days.
● Discounted camping costs.
● Attendance at pre and post festival concerts.
● 2 free drinks from the Festival Bar
● Purchase Illawarra Folk Club CDs at 50% discount from the Festival Shop.
● Learn new skills.
● References available.
● Support a great and unique community event.
● Attend one Folk Music School Session of your choice for free.
● The satisfaction of being involved in the success of one of Australia’s largest
volunteer organised folk festival.
We request 10 - 12 hours (as required) of volunteering from General and Green Folk volunteers in return for the volunteer benefits.
Green Folk extra benefits:
● A special issue Illawarra Folk Festival Green Folk T-Shirt.
● 4 free drinks from the Festival Bar
Is this your first time volunteering at the Illawarra Folk Festival? If it is, please let us know when completing the application form and we will try our best to reduce your hours to 10 hours while still maintaining the general volunteer benefits.
Are you between 15 and 18? You can still volunteer!
We have reduced the hours for our youth volunteers to a maximum of 8 hours. Not all teams and duties are suitable for Youth volunteers. We have some additional paperwork that is required from your parents / Guardians.
Note: Youth volunteers are not able to camp without a supervising parent present for the festival.
Nothing to do with your age and everything to do with being a boss!
Senior Volunteers generally become team leaders and provide more than 12 hours of time.
They receive additional benefits and Festival Pack.